Blog New Phishing Scheme Using Fake Copyright Infringement Notices December 28, 2022 by Vertical Axion A new phishing campaign targeting Facebook users has been identified by cybersecurity firm Trustwave. In this campaign, hackers use fake copyright infringement notices to trick users into giving away their account details. The phishing messages claim that Facebook will delete the user’s account within 48 hours unless they fill out an appeal form to protect […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Phishing Recent News Security Social Networking Technology Technology News
Blog Twitter’s Data Leak Exposes Over 5.4 Million Users November 29, 2022 by Vertical Axion Earlier this year, Twitter confirmed that an API vulnerability had caused a massive data leak containing non-public information for over 5.4 million Twitter users. Twitter denied claims that hackers had leaked the private information priorly. However, Pompompurin, the owner of the hacking forum Breached, stated they were responsible for exploiting the API bug and platforming […] Read more » Phishing Recent News Security Social Networking Technology Technology News Twitter
Blog The Importance Of Having An Email Newsletter August 17, 2022 by Vertical Axion Most business owners understand the importance of being active on at least one social media channel. That’s fine as far as it goes, but have you considered supplementing your social media presence with a good, old-fashioned newsletter? Of course, when we say newsletter, we’re not talking about something you print and mail to your customers but […] Read more » Business & Finance Business Advice General Interest Recent News Social Networking
Blog Secret Twitter Accounts Are Not What You Think August 10, 2022 by Vertical Axion Do you have a Twitter account? Have you been patting yourself on the back while assuming that your identity was a secret, allowing you to ply the waters of Twitter in anonymity? Unfortunately, that’s probably not the case. Recently, Twitter disclosed the existence of a critical security vulnerability that allows someone to discern whether a […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News Twitter
Blog Hackers Are Using Personal Messages On WhatsApp To Attack June 27, 2022 by Vertical Axion Are you a WhatsApp user? If so, be aware that hackers have worked out a means of hijacking a user’s WhatsApp account and gaining access to a user’s contact list and personal messages. The attack relies on mobile carriers’ automated service to forward calls to different phone numbers, which is a service every major mobile […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News
Blog More Scammers Are Using Social Media To Target Victims February 18, 2022 by Vertical Axion An increasing number of scammers are using social media to target victims and relying on social engineering tricks to convince people to part with their personal information or money. The problem has grown serious enough that the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has issued a formal warning to consumers. According to a recently released FTC report: […] Read more » Facebook General Interest Instagram Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News
Blog High Profile Instagram Accounts Being Held For Ransom By Hackers February 11, 2022 by Vertical Axion Hackers have recently hit upon a new money-making scheme. Some groups have started breaking into Instagram accounts belonging to people with high numbers of followers. They are then holding those accounts hostage until the owner agrees to pay the ransom. In some cases, the hackers are charging as much as $40,000 USD to return an […] Read more » General Interest Instagram Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News
Blog WhatsApp Now Provides Disappearing Messages Feature To Improve Security December 21, 2021 by Vertical Axion Whatsapp has had a tough year from a security standpoint and has suffered losses in the size of its user base as a result. To their credit, the company has been working hard to make their product more secure. Recently they took another powerful step in that direction with the introduction of disappearing messages. These […] Read more » General Interest New Technology Recent News Social Networking
Blog Twitter Increasing Privacy With Stricter Picture And Media Sharing December 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently Twitter’s CEO stepped down. Since then, the company has been gearing up to make some changes that many of the industry’s insiders regard as long overdue. The first of these changes has now been rolled out with the company modifying its privacy policy and outlining new rules related to the sharing of pictures and […] Read more » General Interest Recent News Security Social Networking Technology News Twitter
Blog YouTube Will Start Hiding Dislike Counts From Public December 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion Some months back YouTube announced that it would begin experimenting with the notion of hiding the number of down votes or dislikes that displayed content receives. At present for most of the content on the platform the number of “thumbs down” votes is displayed alongside the number of “thumbs up” votes that a given video […] Read more » General Interest Google Recent News Social Networking Technology News YouTube
